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Driver Sound - How Much Does It Mean To You?

SuperStroke
I prefer a solid sound but if it goes farther than my last driver I will play a terrible sounding driver.
 
I prefer a more muted thwack. Like a J40 or my Optiforce.
 
Some sound better than others, but it really doesn't make much difference to me.
 
i hate muted sounds, i always feel like it's a mishit. I guess otherwise sound doesn't bother me since i have had the G30 for over a year now and despite getting revolting looks from people at the range, i never had much issue with it
 
Results are all I care about. It can sound like a cannon as long as it's long and straight!!!
 
ChubbsPeterson said:
To be honest, it plays a big part for me when I'm looking in to a new driver. The acoustics and the look. Generally I hit all drivers relatively the same. Sure there is some variance between different clubs but not enough to truly matter. The biggest thing I look for in a driver is the way it feels off the face though. Also, I could never play a driver that sounds like a baseball bat. I would cringe after every shot lol.
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This minus the baseball bat, and the "feel off the face". I only feel if it's a toe/heel hit. But not low/high.
I don't want my driver to sound like I'm kicking a trash can, would rather have it sound a bit dull. :)
 
The driver in my bag right now is a pretty great thwack. Put a very high compression ball on the tee towards the end of the round today and the pitch changed. But man did she have something to say about it...out there!
 
I have never found the sounds to bother me much. I do like the sound my Cobra makes when I hit the sweet spot though, Generally if I hear that sound I know my Ball is going good.
 
I haven't hit that many, but sound wouldn't be a big deal, unless it was REALLY different.
 
I want a rich sounding driver. Hard to define. I know it when I hear it.


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It doesn't matter much at all to me. I care more about the result than sound.


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tequila4kapp said:
It doesn't matter much at all to me. I care more about the result than sound.


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Same. And in my limited experience I've never heard one that just sounded off or wrong to me.
 
One of the most important things to me not a huge fan of a metallic sound

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Sound is pretty low on my list with any club. Performance and looks rank a lot higher for me.
 
Feel is more important to me than sound.
 
Sound is feel.

As such its crucial to me.
 
Sound is a huge part of the satisfaction of a ball well-struck. I am another who does not like to hear TING. Maybe a large part of this is growing up with persimmon woods, but metallic rings are just irritating. Can I tell two stories that illustrate the importance of sound?

1. I will never forget when John Daly came to the Masters for the first time. I was eager to see him drive the ball, but just as eager to HEAR him drive it. I went out to the 5th tee and waited for him, because I knew that would be a rip with driver. When he got there, he pulled out the driver, and hammered a long one - the sight of it was awesome, but the sound was a big letdown, a muffled thud off that Kevlar driver he was hitting at the time.

2. The best sounding drive I ever heard is a vivid memory. It came, of all times, in a Lauderdale tournament called the Rosie O'Grady, which was a once annual event in which we played the course backwards. My friend and partner Patrick, who was a very long hitter, stood at the tee set in front of the #1 green driving back towards the #9 green. About 200 yards away was the swamp with full grown trees that separated the two holes - I had driven a great one through the trees into the #9 fairway, maybe 100 yards from the green. Patrick aimed directly at the #9 green and took a mighty swing and - THWAACCKKK!!! - belted a majestic drive over all the trees to about 40 yards in front of the green, probably a 330 yard carry (this in the early 1990's with the equipment of that time). I can still close my eyes and "hear" it.
 
This might be the only part of a club that i don't care about. Weird I know. I could not care less what it sounds like


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I would like to say it doesn't mean much to me. Although I love the fact that you can tell a perfectly struck shot by just the sound. It doesn't matter what it sounds like as long as you can make that distinction.


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Sound doesn't matter to me. I've tried everything from scandalous to muted but sound to me is more of a byproduct than a performance point that I'm looking for.

I've tried all the OEM's to Honma to specialty heads like KZG, SMT and of course Wishon.

In the finer points, it's a nice driver that has a distinct loud sound when you hit it on the sweet spot, this is a sign that the designers really did their homework.

On the contrary, it feels weird for a driver to be super loud but really doesn't fly too far...
 
If the ball goes straight... I don't care what it sounds like. I have noticed some drivers are ALOT louder or different sounding, but give me results over sound.
 
I like it when it's a good loud thwack or crack. It just feels good

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I honestly rarely notice the sound of my driver.
 
Ole Gray said:
I prefer a more muted sound if possible. The Titleist 910 D2 was an awesome sounding metal driver imo.
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loved my 910 D3. Demo'd a R1 about 2 months ago. I think I hit it on 2 or 3 tees then it stayed in the bag until I hit the turn. Sounded terrible like a hitting a big tree with a baseball bat. Just like the Nike drivers do.

I want a metallic ping that sounds hot. I'll never forget when the Callaway titanium woods came out. Unmistakable sound off the face. And it made sparks at night! Man I had to have one! hit that club for many years.

Got the 915 a few weeks ago. its sound isn't as piercing as the 910 and I don't mind it being a bit muted. But it definitely sounds solid and I can live with that.
 
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